Burke scored the opening goal in the 56th minute, just after NYCFC coach Domènec Torrent took out David Villa. Villa has just came back from a long injury absence last weekend. Also, NYCFC plays a Hudson River Derby against the Red Bulls on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) Erik Hurtado scored in the 87th minute to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-2 tie with New York City FC on Saturday night.

Brek Shea sent in a wide cross and Hurtado one-timed it from behind the right side of the 6-yard box into the middle of the net.

Nicolas Mezquida opened the scoring for the Whitecaps (8-9-6) in the 22nd minute with a low hard shot from behind the penalty arc.

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NYCFC shuts out Columbus Crew, 2-0

Jul 14, 2018 | 11:28PM

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NEW YORK (AP) Jesus Medina scored his fourth MLS goal and Sean Johnson had five saves to help New York City FC beat the Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday night.

Johnson has three consecutive shutouts, giving him a career-high and MLS-leading eight this season.

Medina chipped in from the top of the 6-yard box to open the scoring in the 80th minute. Jonathan Lewis intercepted a pass from goalkeeper Zack Steffen and ripped a first-timer off the left post, but the rebound went directly back to Lewis. He slipped around two defenders and rolled a cross to Medina, who casually trapped it before finishing into an open net.

NEW YORK (AP) Ronald Matarrita had a goal and an assist to lead New York City FC to a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night.

Matarrita entered as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Three minutes later, his chip caught Montreal goalkeeper Evan Bush out of position and found its way to the side netting to make it 2-0.

Maturita assisted on Jonathan Lewis' first MLS goal in the 76th minute, which was a header that glanced in off the right post.

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Moralez's late goal gives NYCFC win over Red Bulls

NYCFC rebounds from home loss

Jul 8, 2018 | 9:43PM

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Maximiliano Moralez got the breakthrough goal in the 85th minute and New York City FC beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Sunday.

The Red Bulls' Aaron Long mismanaged Tyler Adams' back pass and NYCFC's Jonathan Lewis pounced on the loose ball. Lewis then sent over a cross that found its way through Long's legs to Moralez, who put it into the net with a straightforward finish.

Sean Johnson had four saves to record his sixth clean sheet of the season for City (10-4-4).

Jo Inge Berget scored twice and coach Domenec Torrent celebrated his New York City FC debut with a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday.

Berget made it 2-1 in the 68th minute, following Maximiliano Moralez's direct pass up the right channel and slotting it home.

NYCFC (9-3-4) tied it at 1 in the 51st minute on Berget's back heel from the top of the 6-yard box.

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NYCFC vs. Toronto FC, Sunday night at 5 p.m.

Domenec Torrent makes managerial debut

Jun 24, 2018 | 4:21PM

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It's the dawn of a new era for New York City FC, which welcomes in new coach Domenec Torrent for their match against Toronto FC on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

But it remains unclear if Torrent, who was an assistant coach under Pep Guardiola for 11 years, most recently at Manchester City, will be on the sideline or if he'll be sidelined in Spain as he awaits his visa.

Torrent has been in his native Spain in anticipation of his work permit, while holdover assistant coaches Javier Perez and Rob Vartughian ran the team's training sessions. NYCFC sporting director Claudio Reyna said Torrent will start to place his stamp on the team when he arrives, although it's unclear if the longtime assistant coach has had an input into NYCFC's game-day tactics. << Read more

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NYCFC, Atlanta United play to 1-1 draw

Alexander Callens scored in the 77th minute to salvage a point

Jun 9, 2018 | 4:50PM

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NEW YORK (AP) Alexander Callens tied it in the 77th minute and New York City FC settled for a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday in a matchup of two of the top Eastern Conference teams.

Callens scored on a header to finish David Villa's header flick of Maximiliano Moralez's corner.

NYCFC (8-3-4) had two shots crash off the post after the 80th minute and finished the game with a 10-2 advantage in shots on target.

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NYCFC vs. Atlanta, Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Top two teams in the Eastern Conference clash at Yankee Stadium

Jun 9, 2018 | 11:45AM

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New York City FC forward David Villa takes a penalty kick against Los Angeles FC during the first half at Banc of California Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports Images)

If a mouth-watering 2-2 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was the appetizer, the main course should be served up Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium as New York City FC hosts Atlanta United in a battle of two of Major League Soccer's top teams.

Atlanta United (9-3-2) sits atop the Eastern Conference with the best record in the league, two points ahead of NYCFC (8-3-3), which is 6-0-0 at Yankee Stadium this season after a 3-0 victory over Orlando City SC last Saturday.

The teams are also both atop the league in goals scored, with Atlanta's 30 one more than NYCFC's.

NEW YORK (AP) Ismael Tajouri-Shradi scored two goals and New York City FC blanked Orlando City SC 3-0 on Saturday night.

The Libyan winger took a pass from Anton Tinnerholm in space, cut the ball to his left foot and tucked the ball inside the far post to make it 1-0 in the 35th minute.

Orlando City had its best chance to even the game minutes into the second half. Chris Mueller was pulled down inside the box by Alex Callens to earn a penalty kick, but Sacha Kljestan caromed his kick off the post.

It goes against conventional wisdom somewhat, but it can be argued that New York City FC has been better away from the Bronx than at Yankee Stadium, certainly in Patrick Vieira's first two years as the club's coach.

In 2016, NYCFC had one more home win than on the road, with their seven away victories the most in MLS. A year ago, they had the second -best road form in the league just behind Toronto FC.

Through eight games in 2018, though, NYCFC has been downright mediocre on the road with a 2-3-3 mark. They are two points behind Atlanta United FC in the Eastern Conference standings, in large part thanks to a sterling 5-0-0 record at Yankee Stadium.

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Dynamo scoree three unanswered in NYCFC 3-1 loss

May 25, 2018 | 11:35PM

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HOUSTON (AP) Alberth Elis scored his seventh goal of the season to help the Houston Dynamo beat New York City FC 3-1 on Friday night.

Houston (5-3-3) won for the third time in four games. NYC (7-3-3) is winless in its last five road games - with three losses.

Houston tied it at 1 in the 21st minute when Alejandro Fuenmayor headed home a free kick from just outside the penalty box. Tomas Martinez made it 2-1 in the 69th after NYC's defensive turnover. Oscar Boniek Garcia intercepted a bad pass and touched it to Martinez at the penalty spot for an easy finish into an empty net.

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Villa scores two goals as NYCFC shuts out Colorado, 4-0

May 19, 2018 | 5:37PM

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NEW YORK (AP) David Villa had two goals and an assist on "David Villa Day" and New York City FC beat Colorado 4-0 on Saturday, extending the Rapids' losing streak to five.

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Today's game: NYCFC vs. Rapids, 1 p.m.

May 19, 2018 | 11:20AM

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New York City FC forward David Villa reacts after scoring on a penalty kick against FC Dallas during the first half at Yankee Stadium. The goal was the 400th of his career. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)

New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira got the response he was looking for from his team after a 4-0 thrashing by the rival New York Red Bulls two weeks ago in the Hudson River Derby.

Now, after NYCFC's hard-fought 2-2 draw at LAFC on Sunday night, Vieira is looking for a win against the struggling Colorado Rapids on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.

"I wanted a response from the team and I think I had it today," Vieira said after Sunday's draw. "We worked hard, we worked well, and we made it really difficult for them, so taking a point in a really difficult place is good, but when you look at the way we played that time, it's really positive for us."

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NYCFC, Los Angeles FC play to 2-2 draw

May 13, 2018 | 10:46PM

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New York City FC forward David Villa takes a penalty kick against Los Angeles FC during the first half at Banc of California Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports Images)

Carlos Vela scored his first goal at home and Los Angeles FC extended its unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-2 draw with New York City FC on Sunday night.

Los Angeles (6-2-2) is 2-0-2 at Banc of California Stadium and hasn't lost since a 5-0 defeat at Atlanta United on April 7.

David Villa and Ishmael Tajouri-Shradi each scored for New York City (6-2-3), which is 0-2-2 in its last four road games while being outscored 11-4 in that span.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) Alejandro Romero "Kaku" Gamarra had a goal and two assists to help the New York Red Bulls dominate crosstown rival New York City FC 4-0 in the NY Derby on Saturday.

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Today's game: NYCFC at Red Bulls, 1:55 p.m.

May 5, 2018 | 11:40AM

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The first three years of the Hudson River Derby were about how different the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC were, on and off the field.

The Red Bulls were the Major League Soccer original team, a frugal squad that built from within and played at Red Bull Arena, one of the crown jewels of soccer-specific stadiums in the United States.

NYCFC is the big-spending boys from the Bronx, which play at Yankee Stadium and scour the ends of the earth looking for its talent.

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Villa scores 400th career goal as NYCFC tops FC Dallas

Apr 29, 2018 | 8:43PM

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New York City FC forward David Villa reacts after scoring on a penalty kick against FC Dallas during the first half at Yankee Stadium. The goal was the 400th of his career. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)

David Villa scored two goals to help New York City FC beat FC Dallas 3-1 on Sunday night.

Villa converted from the spot to give NYCFC (6-1-2) a 2-1 lead in the 36th minute after Reto Ziegler was called - after video review - for a hand ball in the area.

New York City FC and Portland finished on top of their respective conferences in 2017, but the teams' 2018 campaigns have gotten off to very different starts.

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NYCFC, Atlanta play to 2-2 draw

Apr 15, 2018 | 8:23PM

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New York City defender Ben Sweat heads the ball against Atlanta United defender Julian Gressel during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz/USA TODAY Sports)

Alexander Ring scored his first MLS goal to help New York City FC to a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United on Sunday night.

David Villa, playing his second match after a three-game absence with a quadriceps injury, had a goal and an assist for New York City (5-0-2).

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Tonight's game: NYCFC vs. Atlanta United, 6 p.m.

Apr 15, 2018 | 4:03PM

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The two teams on top of the Eastern Conference table will collide when unbeaten New York City FC visits Atlanta United on Sunday for an early season battle between contenders in good form at raucous Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

NEW YORK (AP) Ismael Tajouri, Maximiliano Moralez and Jo Inge Berget scored first-half goals and undefeated New York City FC beat Real Salt Lake for the first time, 4-0 on Wednesday night. >> Read more

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Tonight's game: NYCFC vs. Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Apr 11, 2018 | 6:30PM

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Feb 24, 2018; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; New York City FC forward David Villa (7) is taken off the field late in the second half of play and substituted by New York City FC forward Asad Mackic (86) matchup against the Montreal Impact at Al Lang Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports (Douglas DeFelice)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Ismael Tajouri scored two goals and Sean Johnson had five saves to help New York City FC play the New England Revolution to a 2-2 draw Saturday.

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Today's game: NYCFC at Revolution, 1:30 p.m.

Mar 24, 2018 | 12:00PM

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The New England Revolution haven't lost at home in MLS play since last summer. Coming off a bye week, Brad Friedel's club faces a stiff test.

New England will try to extend an unbeaten streak and deal New York City FC its first loss of the season on Saturday.

The Revolution haven't played since topping the Colorado Rapids, 2-1, on March 10 in Foxborough, Mass. Diego Fagundez scored and Chris Tierney collected the game-winner deep in second-half stoppage time to give Friedel, a rookie coach, his first league win.

NEW YORK (AP) Ismael Tajouri and Maximiliano Moralez scored 12-minutes apart in the second half and New York City FC opened the season with three straight wins for the first time in the club's short history with a 2-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday.

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Today's game: NYCFC vs. Orlando City, 3:30 p.m.

Mar 17, 2018 | 2:50PM

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NYCFC forward David Villa (7) is congratulated by midfielder Andrea Pirio (21) after scoring a goal against D.C. United during the second half at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC won 3-2. (Andy Marlin)

The record after the first two games of the season is unblemished for the first time in the club's short history, but everything isn't perfect for New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira.

"There are a lot of parts of the game that we need to improve," Vieira said. "If (you ask if) I'm happy with the way we played after two games I would say yes because at times we played some really good football, we had a lot of possession of the ball, we created a lot of situations and we didn't concede much.

"I think that's quite good for only two games into the competition, but we're still a long way to go and some sides of the game we need to improve a lot if we want to do well in this league."

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NYCFC hangs on to beat Galaxy

Mar 11, 2018 | 7:42PM

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New York City forward David Villa celebrates his first half goal with teammates against the Los Angeles Galaxy at Yankee Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)

Anton Tinnerholm had his first MLS goal and David Villa scored another to help New York City FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Sunday.

Tinnerholm blasted a left-footed volley to give NYCFC (2-0-0) the lead in the 22nd minute. Villa's cross, off a feed from Jesus Medina, deflected high off Michael Ciani and Tinnerholm, a 27-year-old defender from Sweden, rifled it off the crossbar.

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Today's game: LA Galaxy vs. NYCFC, 5 p.m.

Mar 11, 2018 | 1:42PM

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In Year Three of Patrick Vieira's reign as head coach -- and the club's fourth overall -- NYCFC is considered a strong contender to capture MLS Cup in December.

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Moralez, Medina lead NYCFC to 2-0 win over Sporting KC

Mar 4, 2018 | 10:16PM

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New York City FC midfielder Maximiliano Moralez shoots the ball during the matchup with Montreal Impact at Al Lang Stadium. (Douglas DeFelice/USA TODAY Sports)

Jesus Medina scored in his MLS debut, Maximiliano Moralez had a goal and New York City FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Sunday night in a season opener for both clubs.

NYC handed Sporting KC its first home-opening defeat since 2009 in front of a crowd of 20,831.

Two clubs that probably felt like they left something on the pitch last year open the 2018 season, as New York City FC travels to play Sporting Kansas City on Sunday afternoon at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan.

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NYCFC fails to advance to conference final on aggregate

Nov 5, 2017 | 7:55PM

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New York City FC forward David Villa defends against a Columbus Crew corner kick during first half of Eastern Conference semifinal at Yankee Stadium. (Noah K. Murray/USA TODAY Sports)

The Columbus Crew advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, winning the two-leg series 4-3 after falling 2-0 in the second game Sunday night.

The Crew will host the Supporters Shield winner Toronto FC in Game 1 of the conference finals Nov. 21. Toronto will be without stars Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco. Altidore and New York Red Bulls captain Sacha Kljestan were sent off after a tunnel melee at halftime in the other semifinal game earlier Sunday and Giovinco received his second yellow card in two games.

NYC's David Villa opened the scoring in the 16th minute on a penalty kick as Zack Steffen dove the wrong way. It came after Josh Williams tripped Rodney Wallace in a non-threatening position at the corner of the 18-yard box. >> Read more

After fighting so hard for the right to have a first-round bye in the MLS playoffs, New York City FC could see it all go for naught if it cannot pull off a blowout victory against Columbus Crew SC on Sunday.

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Columbus Crew tops NYCFC 4-1 in Eastern Conference semifinal

Oct 31, 2017 | 10:53PM

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Artur started a three-goal outburst in the second half shortly after New York City FC went down a man and the Columbus Crew won the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Columbus Crew SC will be riding the emotion of a dramatic knockout round victory against Atlanta United and the passion of their fans when they play New York City FC on Tuesday in the first leg of Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Villa, NYCFC secure No. 2 seed, tie Crew 2-2 at Citi Field

Oct 22, 2017 | 7:37PM

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New York City FC forward David Villa controls the ball against the Columbus Crew during the first half at Citi Field. (Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)

David Villa scored two goals and New York City FC tied the Columbus Crew 2-2 on Sunday in the first regular-season match at Citi Field to secure the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. >> Read more

NYCFC to host Columbus Crew at Citi Field

Oct 22, 2017 | 1:26PM

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Columbus and New York City try to overcome distractions as they jockey for playoff positioning on the final day of the MLS season Sunday.

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NYCFC loses to Revolution 2-1

Oct 15, 2017 | 7:52PM

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New England Revolution midfielder Gershon Koffie and New York City FC midfielder Thomas McNamara battle for control of the ball during the first half at Gillette Stadium. (Brian Fluharty/USA TODAY Sports)

Diego Fagundez scored two goals in the second half and the New England Revolution beat 10-man New York City FC 2-1 on Sunday.

New England (12-15-6) set a club record with 12 wins at home. NYC (16-9-8) had several possibilities to clinch a bye in the playoffs but needed at least a draw. >> Read more